I think the Oba of Lagos regretted his action in appearing to snub the Ooni of Ife, who is the head of the spiritual center of YOrubaland. His explanations are only an attempt at apology and should be accepted as that

Oba Ewuare I the first was one of the greatest kings in Benin history, the first to have contact wit the Portuguese. It is a great honor and premonition of good things to come that the new king has chosen this ancient and revered name.

Chief S. A. Akintola was an icon of the Yoruba people and one of the foremost fighters for Nigerian independence. Along with his friend and political leader the late great Obafemi Awolowo, we are grateful for the foundation they have laid for Yoruba preeminence in politics and letters in Nigeria. He was well spoken both in English and Yoruba, and as a brilliant lawyer, his court side arguments were legendary. It was said of him, that he could argue completely opposite sides of any case with equal aplomb